In 2014, an angry crowd assaulted a man for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the "rising sun" flag during a mountain climbing event in East China's Shandong Province.

Why China letting Japan’s warship fly the rising sun flag is a sign of the ‘closer’ times The destroyer arrived in Qingdao port on Sunday, and will be among vessels from 10 nations taking ...

Just a flag - or a symbol of imperial terror? Fans cheering in a stadium and waving a flag is a staple sight at any international sports event. But what if a flag is so offensive to some countries ...